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ALVIN V. LANE, OF DALLAS, TEXAS.

BANK-PUNCH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 423,609, dated March18, 1890.

Application filed .Tune 27,1889. Serial No. 315,743. (No model.)

To ZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALVIN V. LANE, of Dallas, in the county of Dallasand State of Texas, have invented a new and Improved Bank-Punch, ofwhich the following is aspecification, reference being had to theannexed Figure l is a perspective View of my improved bank-punch. Fig. 2is a sectional plan view on the line :n .fr in Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is avertical transverse section taken on line in Fig. 2. Fig. 4: is avertical transverse section taken on the same line, showing in dottedlines one of the keys depressed. Fig. 5 is a vertical Jtransversesection taken on line y y inFig. 2; and Figs. 6, 7, and 8 show thefeeding mechanism in different positions.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all theviews.

The object of my invention is to Constr-uct a punch for the use ofbanks, counting-houses, dac., which will cut figures and characters outof the material of la check or other paper, and which will cut in thesaid paper before and after the figures representing the value of thecheck a star or other character to prevent the raising of the check bythe addition of other figures.

My invention consists inf the combination, with suitable and feedingmechanism, of a series of levers carrying at their extremities dies forpunching holes in the checks, keys connected with the" levers foroperating the same, and a device for insuring the operation of thedollar-mark or blank-character punch before and after cutting thefigures, all as will be hereinafter more fully described.

The box A, forming the casing of the machine, is provided in the frontthereof with an opening a, which extends from one end of the box to theother and reaches inwardly to a point about midway between the front andback of the box. Within the box and below the opening a is arranged atable B, for supporting the paper b, in which the characters are to becut. In the table B, near the center thereof, is formed an opening c,and to the inner edge of the table is hinged a clamping plate O, whichis provided with an arm CZ, ex tending rearwardly into the box A. Theclampingplate O is providedwith an aperture e, which coincides with theaperture c of the table B. The arm is pressed upwardly bya spring f,attached to the back of the box,

which causes the clamping-plate C to normally bear upon the paper b,resting on the table B.

In standards D in the box A are pivoted the levers E F, the standards Dbeing arranged on a circle struck from the center of the aperture c, andall of the levers E F are arranged so thatfwhen they are operated in amanner presently to be described, their free ends will pass through theopenings c e of the table B and the clamping-plate O.

Each lever E carries at its free end a punch g, and each lever F carriesat its free end a die h, the die and punch of each pair of levers beingcounterparts of each other. Each lever E is connected by a link fi witha rod j, which extends upwardly through a horizontalpartition 7c in thebox A and through the top of said box, the rod being provided at itsupper end with a finger-piece Z. To the rod j, underneath the cover ofthe box, is secured a collar m, and between the said collar and thehorizontal partition k is placeda spiral spring n, which serves toreturn the rod after it has been depressed in the operation of making acharacter in the paper b.

The lever F is prolonged beyond its pivot, and its shorter arm o isconnected by a link p with the rod By this arrangement, whenever the rodj is depressed., the leverE is forced downward and the lever F is raisedupward. Each rod j is provided with an ear q, which engages the edge ofa swinging frame G,'piv oted to the rear of the box A. The frame G issupported by a spring r. One of the pairs of levers E F, preferably thecentral pair, is

.provided with a punch and die for cutting a star, dollar-mark, or othercharacter in the paper on the table B, and the rod j, connected I withthis pair of levers, is pivoted to one end of a bar s, the opposite endof which is pivotally supported in ears t, projecting inwardly from theback of the box A.

At one end of the table B are journaled rollers H I. The roller l-I isjournaled in spring-arms ufo, attached to the edge of the box A, and theroller I is secured to a shaft J, which is journaled in the box andcarries a feeding-wheel K. The feeding-wheel K is provided with seriesof bevel-teeth w, between IOO the pins is in `one of the slots ct atooth w on' the diametrically-opposite side of the said wheel K will bein position to be engaged by the other pin when it is moved toward theshaft J. For example, in Fig. 6 the pin e is within the slot a', betweenthe two lower teeth of the said wheel, while the pin d is above thetooth w, which is diametrically opposite the slot a', in which the pin erests.

` In Fig. 7 the pin d is shown in its lowest position after having movedforward one of the upper teeth in the wheel. In Fig. 8 the barL is shownas making its return movement, the pin e being in engagement with theinclined bevel-surface of one of the lowerteeth w.

It will thus be seen that for each complete excursion of the frame G andarm b', attached thereto, the wheel K is advanced one notch,thereby-moving forward the feed-rollers I I-I, bringing the check orother paper engaged by the rollers and extending between the table B andthe clamping-plate C into a new position.

The series of punching-levers E F is preferably arranged in the naturalorder of the numbers to be cut by the punches and dies, with theexception of the central pair of levers, (which cuts a star or othercharacter,) the numbers running as follows: l, 2, 3, 4, 5, star, 6, 7,8, 9, 0.

In the box A is journaled a shaft M, which is provided at oneend with ahand-lever f by lwhich it may be turned. The said shaft M is providedwith two arms g h. The arm g is adapted to engage the bar s, connectedwith theirodj of the star-cutting levers, and the arm h is arranged toengage the arm d, projecting inwardly from the clamping-plate C. Tointroduce a vcheck or'other paper between the clamping-plate C and thetable B, the shaft M is turned, thereby raising the clamping-plate byvdepressing the arm d through the action of the arm h. The check isintroduced while the clamping-plate is raised, and the further turningof the shaft M liberatesthe arm d and allows the plate C the'rod j ofthe star or dollar-mark and allows the levers E F to separate, when therequired figures may be cut in the check by the Ause of the otherpunches and dies.

Whenever one of the iinger-pieces l is depressed, it operates thefeeding mechanism, as previously described, so that a new space in thecheck or other paper is presented for cutting.

When it is desired to remove the check from the machine, the hand-leverf is turned in the opposite direction, iirst cutting the star or dollarmark and afterward lifting the clamping-plate C.

Having thus described my invention, Iy

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. In a bank-punch,the combination of a series of pairs of levers, each. pair provided witha punch and die, a table for holding the paper to be punched, andmeans,substantiallyas described,'for operating the punching-levers.

2. In a bank-punch, the combination of a series of pairs of leversprovided with punches, a series of spring-pressed rods connected withthe pairs of levers and adapted to operate the same, feeding mechanismconsisting of a toothed feedwheel, a bar provided with pins adapted toengage the teeth of the feed-wheel, a frame connected with the said barand arranged to be moved by either of the lever-operating rods, andfeed-rolls connected with the toot-hed wheel, substantially asspecified.

3. In a bank-punch, the combination,'with the punching devices, of aspringpressed clamping-plate for holding the paper to be punched, and ashaft provided with two arms,- one for moving the clamping-plate and theother for operating the starpunchsubstan tially as specified.

4. In abank-punch, the combination of the lever E, provided with thepunch g, the lever F, having the die h, the spring-pressed rod j, thebars, pivoted tothe said rod j and to a fixed support, the shaft M,having arms g h', the table B, provid ed with the aperture c, the

clamping-.plate C, provided with the arm d,

and the spring f, arranged to press the arm d, substantially asspecified.

5. In a bank-punch, the combination of the punching-levers E F, providedwith punches

